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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
6
Citizens of Jean prepare for the annual Old Settlers and Indian Fighters Barbecue and Picnic to be held in Jean on May 16. Businesses close from 10 AM to 5 PM to allow a large crowd to mingle with visitors from Young and nearby counties. Free barbecue with bread pickles and cowboy coffee, plus ice water and a band.
Mr. P H Pew has completed rig No 12 for the Mutual OW Company on the Driver lease under Mr G O Prescott. The well is an offset to Driver No 1, a premier producer on the Driver land. Pew has worked as a rig builder and contractor in Young County since the field opened and has erected many rigs.
Mrs. J E Carson and her little son are visiting Mr and Mrs F M Burkett, staying at their home for a period.
Elder J H Fisher announces a three day annual union meeting at Median Chapel Primitive Baptist Church with Friday Saturday and Sunday events. A picnic dinner on the ground Sunday and memorial services will honor fathers mothers and friends. All are welcome to speak including county officers ministers and long time Young County elders with emphasis on old settlers and a Pleasant Hill singing class reception.
Mrs. L. D. Lovett returned from Waxahachie where she represented Graham as a delegate. She reported the meeting to the local society and presented a badge of honor for the district in which Graham had the largest number of active members.
Messrs. Tom Bruton and Bill Dinkle spent Sunday in Jacksboro with their friend James Spears.
The fifth annual Wichita Falls District Woman's Missionary Union meeting convened at Olney Baptist Church on May 6 with delegates from all sections. About three hundred people attended as Mrs. J W Byars spoke on Training School and Scholarships and Miss Elline Rouse on A Life of Service. President Mrs. E M Francis and secretary-treasurer Mrs. T T Weatherall were reelected for a fourth year. Graham attendees listed among local participants.
The revival opens Sunday June 15 at the Graham Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Shuler of Los Angeles arriving the following week to preach through Sunday June 29. City pastors and churches are invited to attend and cooperate. J. W. Shuler, Pastor.
The Charles A Russell music class with top musicians will present a musical program in the high school auditorium next Tuesday night. Admission will be free for all attendees.
The Graham Music Club wrapped up its club year with a two hour meeting at the Methodist Church. President Mrs. W. Z. Allen led an All American program featuring member performances and a report from Mrs. M. G. Cheney on the Austin state federation convention. The club ranked fourth in donations to Worthy Blind of Texas and Mrs. Cheney was named an honorary member of Fort Worth’s Harmony Club. The annual dinner is set for May 13 with several visitors from Wichita Falls and other towns.
The Oil Belt Motor Company opens display rooms and a service station on the southeast corner of the square with Mr. Hellams as manager. He previously ran Graham operations from Shamrock Motor Company’s building. The company sells Studebaker cars and maintains offices in Ranger, Breckenridge, Eastland and Graham.
Mr. Joe Weaver president and Harry Taylor secretary of States Oil Company along with Roy Reynolds geologist from Ranger and Mr Perkins geologist from Oklahoma visited this week to review oil interests. States Oil Corporation is drilling in Carter Berrd and holds other county leases.
Rev Bob Shuler of Los Angeles son of Rev J W Shuler will hold a revival in Graham in June. He is described as a great Methodist Church preacher and Graham residents are urged to attend the event.
Superintendent L Z Timmons and family of Throckmorton visited Graham on Sunday to meet Mrs Timmons who had been at Jacksboro. Timmons will lead the Summer Normal at Simmons College Abilene this summer and has been re-elected ThrockMorton superintendent for the next two years.
Graham resident Geo M Miller died in Oklahoma City on May 1 at age seventy five after a long illness. Born in Missouri he moved to Kansas at seventeen then to Texas before settling in Graham in 1907. He married Mallie McRaw in Kansas and is survived by his wife three children including daughters Anna Morey and Mabel Miller and son William Miller. He was a longtime Christian Church member and remained active in business until shortly before his illness.
Funeral notices express sorrow as graham friends mourn a local resident who died at his bedside following a prolonged illness. The deceased leaves a grieving family and is remembered by many in the community.
A Chinese scholar researching ancient shadowgraph puppet shows in New York uncovered extensive references to the historical art form. He acquired a set of old puppets and a book of directions for the plays, shedding light on centuries old shadow theater practices.
Mr William Miller of Miller Market returned Sunday from Oklahoma City where he had been with his father George M Miller who died in May.
Mr. D McKeichan of Throckmorton was a business visitor in Graham yesterday. A member of a pioneer Graham Young County family, he is a candidate for County and District Clerk of his county.
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